. Elementary physical geography;. 340 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. The Eskimos, one of the most interesting divisions ofthe yellow type, are confined to the American circumpolarregions. Thej are possibly related to the Mongol races,but the relation is distant. They seem to be more closelyconnected with such peoples as the Lapps, Finns andSamoyacls of the Asian part of the Arctic plain. The Es-kimos are short in stature, averaging less than five feet in height. They are intel-ligent and susceptible tocivilization. Their habi-tations are stone huts;their occupation, fishing;their food, raw
. Elementary physical geography;. 340 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. The Eskimos, one of the most interesting divisions ofthe yellow type, are confined to the American circumpolarregions. Thej are possibly related to the Mongol races,but the relation is distant. They seem to be more closelyconnected with such peoples as the Lapps, Finns andSamoyacls of the Asian part of the Arctic plain. The Es-kimos are short in stature, averaging less than five feet in height. They are intel-ligent and susceptible tocivilization. Their habi-tations are stone huts;their occupation, fishing;their food, raw Peoples.—This race comprises twogreat divisions, each sub-divided into variousfamilies. These divis-ions, moreover, repre-sent language and rela-tionship, rather thanstructure. The color ofthe skin varies fromlight blonde to swarthy,closely approximating black among certain peoples. In-tellectually, it is the dominating type of mankind. The Aryan family is the most widely spread and numer-ous of the type. In Asia, it includes the Hindus andPersians. I
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